Bliss Offers Discounted LAVANILA + Free Gift and More

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! I was just searching the internet trying to find LAVANILA's Three Wishes Body Butter set (can't find it anywhere, not even at Sephora), this is the set with the old configuration of Vanilla, Vanilla Grapefruit and Vanilla Blossom. I just adore all three butters in those fragrances. Anyway, while surfing, I came upon LAVANILA at Bliss Spa and they are offering the fragrances in both Vanilla Grapefruit and Vanilla Blossom at more than 1/2 off. That's $25 for a $56 bottle of fragrance. Get outta town!

Needless to say, I snapped up a bottle of each (love it!). Who can pass up a deal like that? Not I. I plan to keep one (just have to, shhhhh) and will give another as a gift. And to pass on even more good news, you can shop at Bliss right now and take advantage of their awesome deal celebrating Black Friday. There's so much goodness in store for you at Bliss - great items for giving and receiving. Simply click the image below to take advantage of the deal and enter the code at checkout - that simple!

With your purchase of $50 or more, you get FREE SHIPPING and free Bliss Body Butter Scents - yea! Click the link above to access the deal and enter code 118915 at checkout. Happy shopping!

REVIEW: Tarte The Vanity Limited Edition Palette

Where can you get everything you need to create fabulous makeup looks with products that contain the very best in antioxidant and other good for your skin ingredients? Well, from Tarte of course!

Quite literally, the palette affords you hundreds of different looks and with high quality products at your fingertips. I've been having so much fun playing with a few of the shades and have so much more to go to really get the full benefit of owning one of these. As you'd expect with Tarte, their shadows are highly pigmented and offer a nice array of shades and shimmer to choose from; the lip glosses are very sheer but buildable to bring out more color and are super-hydrating to lips; the face powders and mineral bronzer give you everything you need to contour, highlight and sculpt your facial features to perfection. Your kit even includes eye brushes and mascara to complete any look you favor! The palette covering is a soft, guilded animal skin motif and contains all the trays easily with no mess to worry about. It closes securely with magnetic backing, so is an easy travel companion as well.

All products are loaded with skinvigorating™ ingredients: vitamin E, beeswax, rice bran wax, carnauba wax, and mineral pigments.

This set features:

- 16 brand-new eyeshadows

- 16 brand-new lipglosses

- Deluxe Lights, Camera, Lashes! mascara

- Deluxe Mineral Powder Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess

- Deluxe luminizer

- Four powder blushes

- Deluxe eyeshadow brush

- Deluxe eyelining brush

Tarte's The vanity Limited Edition Palette is a great gift for daughters, family, friends and more and you may want to add it to your own wishlist for gift receiving. At $52 it's a bargain and a half (value is $494) and there's no end to the looks you can create. Find it online at Sephora, tis a Sephora exclusive!

DailyMakeover.com a Big Hit and Fab for Holiday Tips

I don't know whether to clue you in about this site or not. The dilemma? It is HUGELY addictive! I agreed to play around with the site for one of my contacts and haven't been able to break myself away all morning, and this when I have soooooo much information on products, holiday deals and more that I really want to bring you today. Enough already, I had to cut myself off. Faced with the conflict of whether to share the scoop with my darling lovelies, though, I figure you'll just have to call in your own willpower if faced with the unbridled desire to continue clicking away at hundreds of looks on your own little photo all at your fingertips.

But enough of my babble already, here's the goods (don't say I didn't warn you). Check out DailyMakeover.com where you can refresh and reinvent an all new you! Choose from hundreds of hairstyles, celebrity looks, apply makeup from a plethora of brands and lines (from high end to drug store). Add accents, jewelry, nail polish, even whiten your teeth, oh my.

What else? Well, you can read what Carmindy has to say about Beauty on a Budget; get hair and makeup tips from top hair stylists and celebrity makeup artists; check out an abundance of product reviews; see before & after photos; and so much more.

Here's one of my makeovers to give you a sample of what you can do. I picked an Eva Mendes updo and created the makeup look with shades and brands offered through the interactive program. I WISH my lips were as voluminous as my makeover shows - get me some of those!

http://www.dailymakeover.com/makeoverGallery/379849

So what are you waiting for, get yourself over to DailyMakeover, upload a photo and have fun!

YSL for the Holidays 2008

In 1978, legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent created a face for the woman he dressed. Today, YSL reflects the modern woman who loves fashion. With makeup that is audacious and beautifully wearable, innovative skincare and alluring fragrances, YSL is the definition of luxury, heritage, quality and fashion.

For a very limited time, YSL has in stock their gloriously hip cult favorite black gloss, YSL GLOSS Pur Black, for $28. For fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, black is THE color. And as a make-up artist, lips are THE focus. YSL GLOSS Pur Black unites these two facets of his art in a superb Limited Edition. From plum to ebony, it dresses lips in an infinite range of shades, depending on how it is applied. If you want this, you really should get it quickly as they're flying off the store shelves.

And new scoop for all us YSL lovers, besides being the must-have make up item for Holiday 2008, Gloss Pur Black is a preview of a new formula which will launch in Spring 2009, in six radiant shades, full of pure color and high shine. Looking forward to that!

Discover your holiday look with YSL Beauty and with free shipping with orders of $100 or more. For more information, check out YSL Beauty.

MIA ...

Sorry I've been missing-in-action ... ;o )

My sis had her second baby, a little boy, and RaRa (that's what my nephews call me) was on nanny duty with the new mom, baby and my adorable two year old nephew, Grayson. Will be back in town tomorrow and hope to get back to blogging. I miss it and there is sooooooo much to talk about!

xo

Personalize Your Clarisonic for the Holidays

There has never been a better time to purchase the Clarisonic. Hugely popular among retailers and gaining more and more buzz in the media, Clarisonic revs up your skincare routine.

The claims:
Clarisonic is the sonic technology proven to gently yet effectively loosen dirt and oil to clear your pores. The Clarisonic Skin Care Brush uses a patented sonic frequency of more than 300 movements per second to clean, soften and smooth your skin. In just 60 seconds a day, the Clarisonic micro-massage action cleans more than twice as effectively as manual cleansing.
In addition to cleaner skin with the Clarisonic, you’ll notice a reduction in the appearance of pores, improved skin tone, a reduction in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and improved absorption of serums and moisturizers.

Clarisonic offers a safe, gentle and natural way to cleanse your skin without any harsh abrasion or chemicals. The sonic technology is so gentle and effective that it is used and recommended by luxury spas and leading dermatologists across the country.

The holiday special:
Starting today, 11/21, customers will have the ability to personalize their Clarisonic! As if that wasn't enough Clarisonic is allowing customers to break their $195 payment into 4 easy payments to make those holiday budgets stretch a little further. The easy payment program is only applicable for the month of December, so you'll want to hurry!

For those shoppers paying in full we have an incentive for you as well. With a $195 purchase you will receive a ½ oz renewal serum, and travel bag, a $55 in value.

For more information, visit Clarisonic.com.

FRESH: Fig Apricot Bodycare Collection

Fresh introduces their new collection in time for the holidays. Fig Apricot Bodycare Collection captures the luscious fruity, floral scent of Fig Apricot Eau de Parfum. Lev Glazman, co-founder and director of research and development of Fresh, created this completely addictive and exotic fragrance almost ten years ago.

Top notes of ultra-lush Turkish apricot and peach skin give way to sensually intoxicating middle notes of fig and jasmine. Moroccan rosewood and musk give Fig Apricot a luxuriously rich, oriental finish. This unique fragrance’s passionate following has lead to the long-awaited expansion of Fig Apricot Eau de Parfum into a full bodycare collection.

Fig Apricot Body Cream is an ultra-rich, skin-soothing cream that absorbs easily and is fortified with hydrating meadowfoam and borage seed oils, protective mango and sal seed butters, and antioxidant-rich vitamins C and E. 6.8 oz jar - $65

Fig Apricot Bath & Shower Gel with borage seed oil nourishes and gently cleanses the skin. This luxurious, foaming gel is fortified with hydrating meadowfoam and evening primrose seed oils as well as moisturizing shea butter. The formula is further enriched with revitalizing vitamins C and E. 10 oz bottle - $28

Fig Apricot Eau De Parfum is a rich fruity floral with green tea, musc and petitgrain. a generous 3.4 oz bottle - $75

The Fig Apricot Bodycare Collection is available at Fresh stores nationwide and online at Fresh.com, where shipping is free on order of $50 or more and three free samples come with every order.

MAC: Metal Urge Collection

A rich new vein of rare earth-inspired shine and shadow is ready to be mined. Enhance your precious worth with Brushed Metal-X Eye Shadow. Excavate the delights of new and bring-back shades of Pigment, Reflects Glitter, and Liquidlast Liner. Give in to the urge.

BRUSHED METAL-X - A luxurious cream-based Eye Shadow that combines a bold, brushed metallic finish with high-impact colour. Creates a look of extreme glamour. Superior application with the 217 Blending Brush, or excellent lining with the 210. US$16.50

PIGMENT is a highly concentrated loose colour powder that contains ingredients to help it adhere to the skin. Pigment comes in an excellent range of colours. Use to create a subtle wash of colour or an intense effect. US$19.50

M·A·C GLITTER can be applied directly to the skin or combined with products to create high-level glitter and sparkle effects on all areas of the face, skin and hair. US$17.50

LIQUIDLAST LINER - A rich colour liquid eye liner that combines long-lasting wear with a non-smudge, non-flake precision line. Goes on effortlessly. Applies with its own brush to draw a perfectly defined line. Available in a wide range of classic colors. US$16.50

Exclusive limited-time offer*

Shop MAC online and receive FREE STANDARD SHIPPING with any purchase. Enter code METAL at checkout.

*This offer is valid through 11:59 pm EST Sunday, November 23, 2008 on orders shipped to US and Canadian addresses only. Offer not applicable towards gift cards.

Hair Inspiration for the Season by Glamour UK

Fasincated to see what our sister nation says about this season's hair color trends? Here is Glamour UK's take on hair hues for Fall/Autumn with commentary from British colorist experts in their field. So, if you're in the mood for new color but not sure what to go for, fret not, because GLAMOUR's Style Inspiration section has them all covered. Whether you're looking for platinum blonde or jet black, get ready to be inspired.

For the look at top

Glamour guide: Echoing the fashion trend for jewel colours, this intense violet shade works brilliantly with a deceptively simple short style with asymmetric fringe and disconnected pieces to create an effect that’s different and daring, but ultra-sophisticated. Transformations such as these should be left in the hands of the salon expert, brunettes will need to be lightened first, for blondes it’s less complex, but the scope for disaster shouldn’t be underestimated.
~ Michelle Lawley @ Royston Blythe, Wolverhampton.






Glamour guide: Blonde offers a multitude of tonal opportunities for the mousy haired Brit. The cool blonde family comprises colours such as platinum, pearl, ash, pale beige and champagne. Choose muted tones of mink, blush and vanilla for an effect that is utterly contemporary and in tune with the edgy feminine looks of the season. Super-pale shades are best suited to anyone with an ivory or soft pink tinged complexion and blue or grey eyes.
~ Rae Palmer at Rae Palmer Hairdressing, Southsea, Hants, for Schwarzkopf.









Glamour guide: It’s all change in the hair colour spectrum as autumn rolls in. A rich au naturel palette for girls who just want to have fawn. Healthy hues of muted blonde in mink, toffee, honey and butterscotch are seductive without trying too hard. This is lifestyle friendly colouring at its best with an emphasis on inter-mixing shades so regrowth is much less obvious.
~ Mark Woolley, Electric, Brighton and Reading.









Glamour guide: The acceptable face of anarchy, pastelised blondes were a major story for summer, with Alphabeat’s Stine Bramsen among those reinventing the icy lilac of a 1950s Kim Novak for the Noughties festival crowd. The rebellious rainbow warrior vibe intensifies for autumn with ink blue tips and under-colouring giving rock chick blonde additional menace.
~ Karine Jackson for Karine Jackson Hair & Beauty, London WC2.










Glamour guide: Ravishing red really comes into its own against an autumnal landscape. However reds are a race apart when it comes to lifting and fading faster than any other shade. The fakers out there will find that red colour molecules are more volatile than any other dye and have a Houdini-esque ability to escape with every wash.
~ Gerard Scarpaci, Artistic Director, Aveda NY Academy, for Aveda.










Glamour guide: Spice up your life with damson, burgundy and aubergine tones blended together to produce vibrant effects flattering to warm and olive skins. For red hair to remain rich, radiant and ravishing, colour protection is essential. Aveda Madder Root Shampoo and Madder Root Conditioner aveda.com enhance warm and red shades with natural extracts and pigments.
~ Gerard Scarpaci, Artistic Director, Aveda NY Academy, for Aveda.








Glamour guide: Just like in fashion, black is back. Works best in contrast with ivory or black skins. One of the trickiest hair colours to carry off if you’re not a natural – it can look too harsh if you haven’t got either the complexion or the youthful bloom for it. Remember that a semi-permanent will jet propel you, you don’t have to take the plunge permanently, that way if your new look doesn’t grow on you it will eventually wash out.
~ hob creative team, hob salons London, Middx. Herts and Essex using Wella Professionals products.

For more inspirational hues and color information, visit the Style Inspiration at Glamour UK online.

Estee Lauder & Saks Team Up for a Beauty Offer

Too Faed Cosmetics: 25% Off for Friends & Family Event

Kaiya Eve Original Pettiskirt Couture

Kaiya Eve Couture, the original girl's "pettiskirt" line, comes in an array of designs reminiscent of yesteryear when little girls were dressed in petticoats and pantaloons and all things pretty in pink! Oh how this makes me wish my own little bella-boo was a wee tot again. I'd have adored dressing her up in one of these and given her a photo shoot all her own.

Now, having said that, keep in mind that 'big girls' enjoy dressing up in fanciful pettis too! For instance, take a look at 15-year-old designer and entrepreneur, Crystal Audigier, (Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier's offspring), who rocks November's cover of L.A. Direct magazine in a Kaiya Eve design and not one of her own.

~ For more information about Crystal Audigier and her line of design Crystal Rock, click here.

Visit Kaiya Eve Couture for more information about designer Kandi Lightner and her gorgeous pettiskirts and accessories.

TARTE: Exclusive Limited Edition Holiday Party Must-Have Set

Tarte Holiday Party Must-Have Set

tarte.com exclusive

Go from the office to your holiday parties with ease. This exclusive tarte.com set has everything you need to look your best. They are only creating 150 of these sets, which have a retail value of $57.

Pick one up now while supplies last!
price: $25.00

Set includes:

rejuvelash: revive late day lashes with just one coat—it eliminates clumps and gives a glossy finish. You can even add a fresh coat of mascara without worrying about drying out or breaking your lashes!

blotting papers: Send shine undercover in an instant and look refreshed.

fRxtion: natural sugar crystals exfoliate lips while the vitamin E vanilla balm soothes, calms and protects lips.

vitamin-infused lipstick in vinyasa: nothing says holiday like red, luscious lips. tarte’s enriched lipstick nourishes and moisturizes lips, while the infused nutraceuticals help to protect against environmental attack.

To pick up a set while they still have them, visit Tarte.com.

Sula Perfume Oil Rollerball Set

Mmmm ... I'm such a huge fan of Sula fragrances. You may recall my discussing the Stiletto Musk awhile back having picked one up in Birmingham when we evacuated from the last hurricane to come through.

Well, here's a darling set of perfumer Suzanne Lang's Sula line of fragrances in petite rollerball versions. Rollerball fragrances are fantastic because you can slip them easily, conveniently and "non-messily" into your bag or display them on your vanity/dresser in equal measure. Here's an opportunity to try six of her fantastic fragrances and all for only $36. That's really some bargain! And the set makes for a brilliant gift for friends, nieces, teachers - from the novice perfume wearer to the most discriminating of fragrance connoisseurs; all will appreciate this as a gift.

The scoop on the scents:

Butterfly Kiss: a pucker of sweet pea and peony, a peck of gardenia (FLORAL)

Stiletto Musk: a heady meld of amber, musk, and earthy florals (SPICE)

Vanilla Blossom: sweetly blended vanilla, tonka bean and cherry blossom (SPICE)

Blackberry Blush: the perfect sweet-tart mix, with blackberries and cassis paired with vanilla and rose (FRUIT)

Sun-Kissed Citrus: perky slices of tangerine, lemon, orange, and grapefruit (FRUIT)

Champagne Sugar: tiny bubbles touched with ginger and sugar cane (FRESH)

Sula fragrances are available at Anthropologie.

Sephora: Free Shipping with $25 Purchase

LAVANILA The Healthy Candle

LAVANILA's pure beeswax candle will naturally lift your spirit and more.

Treat yourself to the newest addition to the LAVANILA family of luxurious, good-for-you products, debuting just in time for the holidays. The Healthy Candle is infused with pure essential oils for an uplifting fragrance and a warm, healthy glow. LAVANILA chooses only the highest quality ingredients and exotic essential oils from around the world to create beautiful home scents inspired by their signature fragrances. All natural, non-allergenic, non-toxic, and eco-friendly, these beeswax-blend candles burn clean to create a safe and healthy environment without releasing harmful smoke, pollutants, toxins, or soot into the air you breathe.

Available at Sephora, the candles run $32 each and are offered in the LAVANILA fragrant scents of Pure Vanilla, Vanilla Grapefruit, Vanilla Coconut and their new scent Vanilla Spice. (I wish they offered it in their Vanilla Blossom scent too).

Send a Sephora Holiday e-Card Starring You

Oh ... this is so much fun!

Sephora is debuting a little feature that allows you to upload your own photo for a series of Sephora deluxe holiday makeovers, then send it to your friends and family in e-card fashion.

For a sample of what you can create, check out my attempts here:

Green on the Beach and Red in the Reindeer Forest

To have some fun of your own, check out the Sephora Mistletoe Makeover. Share your links with us in the comments section so we can all peek at your gorgeousness. Have fun!

Click HERE to create your card

GIVEAWAY: L'Oreal Paris Skin Genesis Micro-Smoothing Wet Cleansing Towelettes

Wow! I didn't realize how popular these are until I started looking around online. They're having trouble keeping L'Oreal's New Skin Genesis Micro-Smoothing Wet Cleansing Towelettes in stock for online purchase and in stores. Here's the scoop:

• 5.9 x 7.9 in.
• With soft exfoliating fabric.
• Daily cellular renewal for smoother, brighter, fresher skin.
• Pre-moistened towelettes - with moisture-preserving closure.
• Now, your daily cleanser helps you create smoother, brighter, fresher skin!
• With a special embossed fabric that grips and retains impurities and even make-up around the eyes, these towelettes provide for very effective cleansing.
• These towelettes, with BHA, naturally enhance daily cellular renewal to help provide smoother, brighter and fresher skin.
• Containing a natural cleansing agent, these towelettes gently cleanse skin and respect natural skin moisture balance.
• Dermatologist tested for gentleness.
• Non-comedogenic - won't clog pores.
• All skin types.

Enter here

NOTE: One (1) winner will be chosen at random to receive this prize. Duplicate and incomplete entries will be disqualified. Contest open to residents of USA only. Some restrictions may apply. Entries will be accepted through 11:59 pm on Sun., 11/30/08.

For more information, please visit L'Oreal Paris online. L'Oreal's Skin Genesis Micro-Smoothing Wet Cleansing Towelettes are available at drugstores.

WINNER: Josie Maran Argan Oil Giveaway

The winner of our Josie Maran Argan Oil giveaway is ...

beautybri

Congratulations, this is a fantastic skincare product capable of giving you radiant, hydrated, renewed skin. I know you'll love it.

Thanks so much to Josie Maran Cosmetics for a wonderful giveaway!

Shop Now at Beauty.com

Now's the time to do some serious shopping - be it for yourself or holiday gifts - at Beauty.com.

Receive an exclusive gift with purchase of a Rachel Roy vintage-inspired case filled with deluxe samples and goodies from favorite beauty brands free with your $100 or more purchase from Beauty.com. Offer includes:

Juice Beauty Oil-Free Moisturizer
Korres Basil Lemon Showergel
Fresh Sugar Lychee Body Lotion
Murad Firming Bronzer SPF 15 for Face and Body
PHYTO 7 Daily Hydrating Cream
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Stila Eye Glaze in Kitten (limited edition)
Remede Alchemy Premium Night Cream
ARCONA Cranberry Gommage
Frederic Fekkai Protein Rx PM Repair Strengthener
Jane Iredale PureMatte Finish Powder
Nick Chavez Flocker
Prescriptives Super Line Preventor

Not enough free loot for you or don't want to spend $100 but still want freebies?

Here's more. Because online shopping is so convenient, popular and easy, stores really have to do their part to earn your business. For me, there's no better way to do so than to offer free goodies. Because it's so prevalent now, I won't buy from a site unless they offer free samples, GWP's or the like - and the more the better. Who doesn't want to get the most for their buck? Sites like Beauty.com and Sephora.com rack up on sales for just this reason; not just during the holidays, but all year through. What I love about Beauty.com is that not only are you able to select your own free samples, there are always other freebies available from popular brands as well. Double score!

Click the image just above to find all kinds of other free gifts with purchase available to you at Beauty.com.

Many of the products, kits and collections you'll see in the slideshow below are EXCLUSIVE to Beauty.com. Shop now for special savings and wonderful gift ideas.

To take advantage of this special offer, click the link directly below:

$10 off $60 at Beauty.com!

Vogue Beauty Spotlight: Jennifer Aniston for a December Beach Moment

For Jennifer Aniston's December Vogue magazine cover, makeup artist extraordinaire Gucci Westman and hairstylist Chris McMillan created a beachy look for the California-girl on a private beach in Malibu. Fashion director Tonne Goodman chose a ruby red Narciso Rodriguez dress for the cover. Westman helped Aniston relax before the shoot by applying a calming, soothing facial mask to her skin.

For Aniston's fresh, glowing look, Westman blended a cream bonzer with bright pink blush to warm up her face. Using as little makeup as possible, Westman swiped the same bronzer she used on Aniston's skin and cheeks onto her lids and undereye area; a touch of black mascara applied to the roots of her lashes accentuated Aniston's baby blues against the warm earth toned palette. A dab of concealer to lighten and define her mouth, then a sheer berry balm atop her lips completed the look.

For the December 2008 cover, Vogue used products from L'Oreal.

• L'Oréal Brow Stylist 3-in-1 tool in medium dark brown, $12.99
• L'Oréal Glam Bronze bronzing powder in Seductive Sunset, $12.99
• L'Oréal HiP Jelly Balm in Luscious, $9
  

Vogue also recommends these products for a similar look:

• Dior Powder Eyebrow Pencil in brown, $25, and Physicians Formula Organic Wear Origin Eyeshadow Duo in Brown Eyes, $7.95
• Dior Bronze Matte Sunshine SPF 20 in Healthy Matte, $40, and Physicians Formula Organic Care Bronzer in Healthy Glow, $13.95
• Dior Addict High Shine in Raspberry Rush, $25, and Physicians Formula Organic Wear Natural Origin Lip Veil in Organic Spice, $7.95

Dior products are available at saks.com; L'Oreal and Physicians Formula products are available at target.com and other drugstores. For more of Jennifer Aniston's photo shoot, the feature editorial and more, visit Style.com. For even more scoop and lovely photos, pick up a copy of the December issue of Vogue at newstands near you.

source: style.com

Peace, Love & Bohemian Luxury at Barney's

Put on your 3D glasses, girls and guys, Barney's going hippie for the holidays!

Check out Barney's Holiday Mailer for all kinds of wonderful, hippie-themed (as well as not-so-hippie-themed) luxury gift ideas. In it, you'll find items from Jonathan Adler, Henry Cuir, Lanvin, Renee Lewis, Byredo Fragrance and much more.

Be sure to check out the always unique Simon Doonan for Barney's Babble where he talks about their unconventional holiday theme, what they're digging, and what prompted their trip down memory lane - peace, brother!

While you're their, groove on over to their sweepstakes page and enter to win a $2,500 Barney's New York gift card.

Click HERE to enter.



For these and other gift ideas and hippie-themed nostalgia, please visit Barney's New York.

LANCOME: Enter to Win Anne Hathaway's W Magazine Cover Look

Lancôme is giving away a set of the gorgeous products used to create Anne Hathaway's October Cover Look for W magazine. There's so much goodness in this giveaway I'm drooling at the thought of winning. Lancôme's Artliners are my staple eyeliners, their foundations among my faves and cult-favorite mascara High Definicils - well, enough said! Add to it the gorgeous blush, lipstick, eyeshadow, brow pencil ... goodness - this is a prize and then some!

Click HERE to enter

By entering, you also qualify to receive a fantastic set of three deluxe samples with a $35 online purchase.

For more information, please visit Lancôme-USA.com, where you will also find other exclusive offers, sample promotions and member rewards.

Red Carpet Looks at the Country Music Awards 2008

Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland

So, did you watch the CMA's last night? I have to admit; I did not. Well, it's just that I'm not a huge country music fan, though I am very fond of some CM artists. Couple that with last night being the start-off to the new season of Top Chef (one of my faves), which won my viewing attention. However, I couldn't help but check out the fashion, beauty and styling from the night. As usual, there were some definite stunners (check out Jennifer Nettles above, best in my opinion) and some definite, shall we say, not so chic. I expect my fellow bloggers to post on these as well and I can't wait to see their reactions. =D

Visions of loveliness: Miranda Lambert (she's only 25; she looks older doesn't she), Miley Cyrus and Julianne Hough

Cute as a button - Carrie Underwood either dusted with a light body shimmer or lightly hydrated with a shimmery lotion - gorgeous

Taylor Swift - this little angel is adorable; the dress is absolutely beautiful and fitted to perfection, yet there's just something about her that reminds me of alien-lifeform.... is it just me?


Wow! What happened to little Diana DeGarmo? Talk about completely making yourself over

Oh, what can you say? The dress on Jewel is lovely, the color fabulous for her, but she did nothing to enhance the look. Her face is washed out and begs for some lip color, and can we all agree self-tanner is a bit passe' for Fall/Autumn?

Emily West, get thee to Rachel Zoe - pronto!

Oh no, someone mistakenly told Rodney Atkins he was going to a baseball game. Come on, Rod, wifey could have given you a clue - love Tammy's clutch

I love that picture of Brad Paisley and Keith Urban "gettin' down"; they look like they're having so much fun. And I adore Nicole, but she sometimes photographs as so severe. I just look at this and think the poor girl must have a headache with all that going on.


Luke Bryan proving tall, dark and handsome never goes out of style (though that tie could go back to the store with no compaints).

Jessica Andrews showing off in a shimmery muted seafoam green strapless number with fab dark green nails (fingers and toes) to accessorize - love it!

source: msn